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Below is a a list of Orky terms and their definitions. If you're unsure of something, look it up here! Please use the Browser Search/Find function to find the term your looking for. The Find/Search Function can be found by going to Edit> Find (in IE) or by pressing[ctrl]+[f] (also in IE).

Admiral Parol: Commander of Imperial Fleet during Second Ork invasion of Armageddon.

Adrian Wood: THE warboss.....GW's Major Orky Bloke

Ammo Runt: Overburdened Grot lugging loads of ammo for his Ork Boss.

Andy Chambers: Arch Overfiend of Orkdom. Has moved from Games Workshop to other pursuits. Game designer.

Angelis: Remote world that the stranded Orks of GorkaMorka were trying to get off of. Kind of like `Gilligan's Isle' in space.

Ard Boyz: Orks with safe doors and anything else they can find strapped on as eavy armour. Have higher armour save then average.

Big Shoota: Heavy machine gun held off its tripod by a strong Ork. Usually 13MMm to 20MM in caliber. Very Noisy, very Orky!

Bionik Arm: Mechanical arm or arm attachment made by a Mekboy and put on by an Ork Mad Dok.

Bionik Bounce: Armoured skull piece put on by Mad Doks to replace Ork craniums that have been shattered.

Blasta: Mek kustomized addition that they can do for just a small fee to give yer gun `dat extra kick'.

Blood Axes: Ork clan that was the first to meet the umies. They have picked up many umie habits and are distrusted by other Orks.

Blue Skinned Git: Ork slang name for thr Tau.

Boarding Plank: Allows for close combat in the assault phase between an Ork vehicle and an oponent's vehicle.

Bolt On Big Shoota: BOBS for short. Its a Big Shoota bolted directly onto a vehicle. Fired by any passengers which may be on board. Self explanatory like many Ork terms.

Bowel Burner: Old second edition Ork Schorcher vehicle.

Bommer: Ork Aircraft designed to drop `da BIG bombz'.

Bonebreaka: Second edition Ork tank with Battlecannon and a Crusher.

Bone Crusha: Second Edition Ork tank with a twin Autocannon turret and a Roller/Crusher in front.

Bosspole: Emblem pole worn on the back of an Ork Nob or Warboss. Usually adorned with War trophies.

Brain Boyz: The race that created the Orks.....had a symbiotic relatationship with certain mushrooms that grew in the cave systems of their world, that gave them AMAZING intelligence. Pioneered Orks as a Military arm and to harvest the mushrooms. the Orks rebelled and ate all the mushrooms. The brain boyz regressed to a juvenille state, and are now known as Snotlings.

Bubble Chucka: A device that works by, obviously, chucking a bubble towards the enemy, which if i remember correctly contracts and crushes.

Bugeyez: Ork name for Aliens and/or Daemons.

Burna Boyz: Mek Boyz loose with flame thrower/cutting torch Kombi weapons that are tough on both troops AND vehicles.

Buzzer Squigs: Insect like Squigs that can fly and have a nasty sting. Sometimes put into `Buzzer Pots' and launched at the enemy. They break open to the great amusement of the Orks.

Deliriaks: ABSOLUTELY NOTHING can wipe the grin from their faces. Even grave wounds to themselves is...funny. Disturbing.

Dethdeala Ork Battleship: First encountered 30 years before the second Ork invasion of Armageddon. Flagship of Warlord Urgutz Dregrak.

Deth Kopta: Krazy Mek contraption that is like a gyro copter with an attitude. Quick - DUCK!

Dodgerz: Gretchin entrepreneurs. The Grot `Brooklynns Dodgerz' have held a longstanding grudge against their rival `LA Dodgerz' for ages. This has been ongoing for decades ever since the `Big Move'. Reasons for this quarrel are obscure but it really fires up the older Grots.

Dok's Tools: One look at the assortment of implements a Mad Dok carries as his kit would have a Umie hopping for the door.

Dread Bash: Simple low cunning strategy used by Orks. Many Dreads and Killa Kans all hitting an oponents line AT ONCE. Timing.

Dreadnought: An armoured war walker crewed by a single Ork. Armed with Power Claws, Rokkits, Burnas - Big Shootas. Very stompy.

Drops: Orksies can drops wherever they wants, but Grots better hop it to da drops. Open Cesspit/Squig and Mushroom farm.

Duelling Scars: All propa Orks have them. Ideally a good duelling scar should run from the top of an Orks head to his bottom jaw.

Duff: Ork word for vanquish, beat or chastise.

Dump: Ork Hovel

Eatin Squigs: Virtually all squigs are eatable by Orks. Some just taste better and are named `Eatin Squigs'.

Final Liberation: An older computer game which featured orks as the enemy, as they attempted to overthrough the Imperium.

Flak Wagon: Anti-Aircraft Ork half track from Second Edition.

Flash Gitz: Orks that are REALLY into their shiny and over clocked weapons. Loads of DAKKA DAKKA DAKKA.

Frag Stikbombz: The resemblance between these grenades and the German potato masher grenade is not intentional on GW's part I'm sure.

Freebooterz: Orks with no strong clan affiliation. Generally Ork pirates, but this is not always the case.

Fungus Brew: That most wonderful of Ork concoctions, the micro-brewed beer of Orks. Buzzer Squigs are sometimes through in for an extra `kick'.

Garg: Ork word for huge, big, terrifying, noisy and powerful.

Gargants: Massively huge, big, terrifying, noisy and powerful war machines built in the image of the Ork Gods, Gork and/or Mork.

Ghazghkull: Warlord Ghazghkull Mag Uruk Thraka-Goff is a Warlord that has led two invasions of the Armageddon sector in the largest Waaagh to date. Ghazghkull is the Prophet Of The Waaaagh.....and will stop at nuffin to prove he is da universes most stompy Warlord!

Giblet Grinder: The Ork BattleFortress of Second Edition. Many gunz and turrets.

Git: Ork word for the enemy, a troublemaker or nuisance.

Golgotha: Now this is a cool name for a planet. An almost forgotten Forge World that was captured by Ghazghkull.

Glyph Plates: Metal plates with Ork symbols on them that are welded/bolted to vehicles. They usually contain insults and other disparaging remarks aimed at the oponent.

Gob: Ork word for mouth.

Gob Smasha: Huge Ork gun mounted in an armoured box with a drive train and wheels. That's it except for ammo and one seat for the driver.

Gob Squigs: Orks put them in their mouths to clean out the remains of their unsavory habits by rooting around their teeth and gums.

Goffs: Toughest meanest and most ferocious Orks around. Obsessed with hand to hand combat. Not to bright either.

Gorbbag's Revenge Ork Battleship: Most active Ork Battleship encountered in the second Ork invasion of Armageddon. Participated in the invasion of Chosin and Armageddon. This vessel has a very large launch capacity.

Gore: Ork word for blood, red, wound, slaughter.

GORK: Ork God. Not to be confused with Mork (the Ork God of low cunning). Unlike Mork, Gork will hit you WHILE your lookin.

Gorkamorka: Cool game where Orks are stranded on the remote desert planet `Angelis' and are trying to get their crippled Starcraft back into space.

Grabba Stik: Control device used by Ork Slavers to round up wayward Grots. Kind of like large salad tongs with sharp hooks embedded in.

Grot Riggers: Tiny Grots taken as a repair crew on vehicles. They specialize in drive train and engine repairs.

Growlers/Mimics: Type of pet Squig kept by Ork Nobz They perch on the Nobz shoulders and cuss like Battleship Sailors at passer-bys.

Grub: Ork word for cunning, to find, to dig and also `hide'.

Gubbinz: The random bitz of floatsom that seems to get attached to every square inch of an Ork vehicle.

Guntruk: A highly mobile Ork artillery piece used by the Kult of Speed (KOS) only. Mounted on a Wartruk usually.

Gunwagon: Armoured Ork Transport that can carry 10 Orks and an artillery piece of your choice.

Gurg: Ork Warboss encountered by Ragnar Blackmane when he was still a blood claw. Not awfully powerful, as he was beaten by a small squad of blood claws. Had Psychic powers, which could account for his wussyness.

Hair Squigs: How did you think that hairless Orks got those topknots and the occasional Abe Lincoln beard? Oh what I wouldn't give for a few myself!

Juicy Squigs: The very biggest and best Eatin Squigs captured at the bottom of the cesspit, Uhm, uhm, uhm.

Kannon: Ork artillery that can fire both anti-personell and anti-tank shells, at least on the 40K table top!

Kart: Vehicle.

Kannon Speedsta: Large Ork Kannon on Wheels from second Edition.

Kill Kroozerz: Ork spacecraft. It has ramming capabilities.

Killa Kan: Small Ork Dreadnought.

Kombi Weapon: Usually an Ork Shoota combined with a one shot Skorcha or Rokkit. Often called the `Ork Surprise'.

Kommandos: Usually sneaky and stealthy Orks. Two qualities not associated with the race as a rule.

Kountin Grots: Grots that keep track of `da numbas'. Sometimes Orks line up Grots in large rows to help them `do da math'.

Krak Stikbombz: Anti-vehicle grenades.

Krool Boy Ork Battleship: Initially used in pirate runs on Armageddon. This lulled Imperial Monitor Staions into complacency and this vessel acheived surprise when it led at the head of the huge Waaagh of the second Ork invasion.

Kroozer: Well built Ork Spacecraft.

Kult of Speed: KOS for short. These Orks love to get there fast and first. All troops are mounted in vehicles or have Storm Boyz rokkit paks.

Kulture: Ork Kulture.

Kustom: Ork way of building things.

Kustom Blasta: Upgrade on an Ork gun. Unfortunately sometimes it gets the gun a little TO warm.

Kustom Force Force: Mek Boy contraption that (when it works) can save both troops and even Ork vehicles from harm by shooting.

Kustom Kannon: A Vehicle-mounted multi shot Kannon....guarenteed to hit SOMETHING. Very devastating. Although it occasionally explodes.

Lifta Droppa: A form of Zzap gun that works on the principle of lifting the target very high in the air and dropping them on something else. now sadly fallen out of use, as rules wise it is identical to a Zzap gun.

No See Ums: Ork name for Tau Stealthsuits, Necron Wraiths and any other hard to spot target. Orks hate No See Ums. Most Orks can't see the logic behind No See Ums. How can No See Ums get credit for krumping someone/something when NOBODY SEES THEM DOIN' IT? Blood Axes are the only Orks that may actually be able to grasp the concept and logic behind it.

Nob: Ork word for Noble.

Ogryns: Occasionally found by Orks on remote planets before the Imperium does. These Ogryn's find Orks enthusiastic and can be recruited.

Ork Brute Ram Ships: Solidly armoured Ork Vessels that are spiked rams with engine drives attached with a predilection to ram their opponent.

Orkdom: Everything to do with, or concerned about Orks. In short, EVERYTHING.

Stikkbomb Chukka: When mounted to a Wartrak or Dread/Killa Kan this allows for these units to tank shock.

Stompa: Small Gargant.

Storm Boyz: Orks with crude Jetpacks. Fast and effective, but fragile if not used with correct timing. Also refers to young Orks who catch Organisation before realizing that the older Orks were right all along...you should just charge at things (Final Liberation)

Strongholds: Fortified Ork position.

Super Stikbombz: Leave to a Mek Boy to improve a grenade SO much as to make it dangerously unstable and almost as dangerous to himself as others. VERY big bang, Badda Boom-Badda Bing!

Swamp Um: Ork low cunning strategy that says it all. Actually it is their MASTER plan.

Wartrak Rumble: Ork strategy to use all your vehicles on one flank and roll the flank up. Works more often then not.

Wartrak: Looks very similar to the World War II German Kettenkrad. Once again GW Definition: Games Workshopis having a little sport IMHO. Wartraks carry Twin Linked Rokkits, Big Shootas or can carry a Skorcha. Effective unit. (except when KJ is using it)